The use of strontium isotope analysis to investigate tiwanaku. A piramide akapana, e um dos maiores edificios da cultura tiwanaku. The akapana pyramid is the largest building erected by the tiahuanacota culture and. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. In this paper, we discuss the role of tiwanaku in inka imperial ideology, focusing on the pumapunku pyramid.
This religious structure is the most massive and highest construction at the. Cambridge core latin american antiquity volume 1 issue 2. This article deals with current research at the pyramid of akapana, tiwanaku, bolivia. In this paper, we discuss the role of tiwanaku in inka imperial ideology. Closer inspection shows walls and columns sticking out from the base and carved stones on. Tiwanaku eprints complutense universidad complutense. The kalasasaya is about 120 by meters in dimension and aligned to the cardinal directions.
Because the akapana pyramid and the area around it is too large to excavate in a single season, or even for a single project to undertake, we will use groundpenetrating radar combined with small selective excavations instead of traditional methods. Pdf english this article deals with current research at the pyramid of akapana, tiwanaku, bolivia. The kalasasaya is a low platform mound with a large courtyard, which is surrounded by high stone walls. Library of university of pennsylvania united states. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the. The 59foottall akapana resembles a large natural hill more than a pyramid. Initially, the akapana offerings were interpreted as secondary interments, which may have been the work of a mummy cult at tiwanaku manzanilla and woodward 1990. Sonia alconini mujica born 1965 is a bolivian anthropologist and archaeologist specializing in the socioeconomic and political development of the formative cultures of andean civilizations in the bolivian highlands around lake titicaca. Research is about the process of innovation and use of lime in the maya area. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is.
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